Solutions for Ohio

Ohio IT-09 Accessibility + ADA Title II Compliance

Ohio rolled out State Policy IT-09 in January 2025, requiring every agency under the Governor to make websites and apps WCAG 2.1 AA compliant. Now the federal ADA Title II deadline is reinforcing that with enforceable dates. For Ohio agencies, anything public-facing — including PDFs — needs to be accessible. CASO Comply fixes those documents at scale instead of doing them one by one.

What Ohio Already Requires

Ohio's IT-09 policy already tells agencies to make digital content accessible — and requires accessibility statements on every homepage. CASO Comply just does the remediation at scale.

Ohio Administrative Policy IT-09

Effective January 10, 2025, this policy requires all state agencies, boards, and commissions under the Governor to make public websites and mobile apps WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA compliant.

Ohio DAS Digital Accessibility Plan

The Ohio Department of Administrative Services mandates accessibility statements on all agency homepages and requires third-party vendor compliance with the same accessibility standards.

Ohio Revised Code 125.18 — IT Procurement

Requires state agencies to consider accessibility when procuring information technology products and services, ensuring that new systems meet accessibility standards from the start.

ADA Title II — Federal Overlay

On top of Ohio's own IT-09 policy, the DOJ's ADA Title II web rule now sets hard deadlines for all state and local government web content, including PDFs and posted documents.

The Federal Clock Ohio Is Following

The DOJ's ADA Title II web rule says “web content” includes documents posted on the site — which is why public-facing PDFs that are still in use are in scope.

Deadline Passed

April 24, 2026

Ohio agencies serving populations of 50,000 or more

This deadline has passed. Non-compliant agencies are now subject to enforcement.

Approaching

April 26, 2027

Smaller Ohio entities and special districts serving populations under 50,000

Approximately 13 months remain to achieve full compliance.

Why Ohio Entities Choose CASO Comply

Meet IT-09 and ADA Title II Together

Ohio agencies face a double mandate — the state's own IT-09 policy and the federal ADA Title II deadline both require WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. CASO Comply handles both in a single workflow, so you don't have to run two separate remediation projects.

Scale Across Counties, Cities, and School Districts

Ohio has 88 counties, hundreds of municipalities, and over 600 school districts — all with PDFs on their websites. CASO Comply processes thousands of documents per day so even large backlogs get cleared before the federal clock runs out.

No Accessibility Expertise Required

Most Ohio departments don't have WCAG or PDF/UA specialists on staff. CASO Comply applies the right structure, tags, and fixes automatically — so IT, Records, or Communications can meet the deadlines without hiring specialists.

How CASO Comply Helps

A complete solution for Ohio document accessibility — from discovery to remediation to ongoing compliance.

SiteScan Document Inventory

Automated crawling of your entire web presence to identify every PDF, Word document, and spreadsheet. Know the full scope of your compliance gap in hours, not months.

Automated Remediation at Scale

AI-powered remediation processes thousands of documents per day. Structure tagging, alt text generation, reading order correction, and metadata cleanup — all automated.

Certificate of Compliance

Every remediated document receives a verifiable compliance certificate with before-and-after scoring. Audit-ready documentation for DOJ inquiries.

Ongoing Monitoring

New documents are scanned automatically as they are published. Stay compliant as your content library grows.

Start Your Ohio Compliance Assessment

Find out how many inaccessible documents are on your website. Our free SiteScan identifies every PDF and document that needs remediation.

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